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Bonus Game – Morphy vs. Potier

The concept of a mating net is taught at the very beginning of “Great Moves: Learning Chess Through History” (p. 32) with examples given throughout the book. We see one created by Paul Murphy in his game against Johann Löwenthal that begins on p. 281. Here’s another, this one taken from a game played by Paul Morphy as part of his 1858 blindfold exhibition in Paris. A favorite game for both Alan and Sunil, while it did not make it into the book, we thought it made a nice bonus for you to study on your own or to share with your students.